Inflammation in Kidney Disease: Can Stem Cells Help?

Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on Inflammation in Kidney Disease In kidney disease, what patients feel and what is actually driving the process are often not the same thing. Most patients think in terms of function.“How well are my kidneys working?”“Are my numbers getting worse?” Those are important […]

CKD vs Kidney Failure: What’s the Difference?

Clinical Insights by Prof. Dr. Serdar Kabataş, MD, PhD (C) Clinical Perspective on CKD and Kidney Failure Patients almost never arrive with clean terminology. They don’t say, “I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease.”They don’t ask, “Am I approaching end-stage renal failure?” They say something more immediate. “My kidneys are weak.”“Something is wrong with my labs.” […]